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jawnroot · 01-02-2010, 04:07 AM

I use Cal-Mag Plus, but it seems I can only get it in quart size. This will last me quite a long time, maybe three years or longer at my current level of usage. Will the stuff stay good indefinitely, or does it have a shelf life?

ShroomDr · 01-03-2010, 07:31 PM

i had a qt for close to a year, maybe more. It seemed stable, never broke down, and i eventually used it. I generally dont need it, thats why it sat.

one Q · 01-04-2010, 07:40 PM

had mine for 2.5years, still works like a charm on everything in the gardens. Orange tree babies and more.

ShroomDr · 01-05-2010, 03:46 AM

I was foliar feeding my tomatos!

Gotta fight that blossom end rot

PetFlora · 01-31-2010, 07:25 PM

I use it as a stabilizer. If you ever spent big money remarciting a swiming pool, it was becasue your water did NOT have the proper Cal balance. The water seeks to balance itself and takes the calicium from the marcite.

I add it to every nute change, and in the beginning (since I don't change nutes during the first month) I bump it every week. RO water to about 150ppm then begin adding nutes.

mrwags · 01-31-2010, 07:27 PM

It depends on its storage (temps,light level). They say 2 years is max for the shelf. You'll find Liquid Karma will go bad LONG b4 anything else they sell.

Mr.Wags

toohighmf · 02-01-2010, 04:22 AM

if stored properly it can easily last 2 years. I had a 5 gallon jug of it last at least 6 8 light+ grows. If you run RO I think its a necessity for at least the first 4-6 weeks of bloom but should be cut out as I find that calcium really sticks around and has played with the flavor negatively.

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PetFlora Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,294	I use it as a stabilizer. If you ever spent big money remarciting a swiming pool, it was becasue your water did NOT have the proper Cal balance. The water seeks to balance itself and takes the calicium from the marcite. I add it to every nute change, and in the beginning (since I don't change nutes during the first month) I bump it every week. RO water to about 150ppm then begin adding nutes. __________________ Hail Hydro 2.0: New Beginnings https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=342785 https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=329619 *Just because you weren't taught something doesn't mean it's not true, and vice versa*
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toohighmf Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: on a couch Posts: 2,340	if stored properly it can easily last 2 years. I had a 5 gallon jug of it last at least 6 8 light+ grows. If you run RO I think its a necessity for at least the first 4-6 weeks of bloom but should be cut out as I find that calcium really sticks around and has played with the flavor negatively.
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